Thomas M., Master of Business (Applied Finance) EDHEC Business School, France (Semester 2, 2016 & Semester 1, 2017) Over nine months, I spent two semesters in France at the EDHEC Business School campus in Nice from September 2016 to May 2017, completing the dual master programme in applied finance/corporate…
Finding friends and falling in love on exchange
Declan, S. Bachelor of Business University of Mannheim, Germany. (Semester 1, 2018) The thought of going on student exchange never crossed my mind. But one day I was just procrastinating, scrolling through the QUT website, and I came across a link that said: ‘Applications for student exchange in…
Leave your diet at home!
Claudia, R. Bachelor of Business/Law Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Italy (Semester 1, 2018) A semester exchange was something I always wanted to pursue, but it was far too easy in my busy Law/Business double degree to postpone any action. After four years of pushing it aside, I finally…
Oh Canada! University of Guelph
Denise, N. Bachelor of Biomedical Science University of Guelph, Canada. (Semester 2, 2017) In 2017 Semester 2, I had the privilege of going on a study exchange to UoG, Canada. This experience involved school, travel, friends and fun. Upon arrival at the campus, one of the things that…
Living, Studying, and Sightseeing in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia
Jonah K., Bachelor of Science/Mathematics University of Münster, Germany (Semester 2, 2018) Living, Studying, and Sightseeing in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia The greatest challenge of going on exchange is successfully integrating oneself into the local culture. The prospect of waking up one morning in a completely foreign land and…
Terrifying, amazing. Difficult, worth-while.
Jordy K., Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of IT Politencnico di Milano, Italy (Semester 1 2018) Europe in general is so different to Australia, and then Milan in Italy is so different to the rest of Europe. When I arrived I was shocked by the landscape, architecture, people, and…
Kicking it in Kingston
Helaana A., Bachelor of Business and Engineering Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (Semester 1, 2018) I just finished my exchange at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. My experience abroad was rewarding, exiting and fun but a little different than I expected, and I quickly realised I was a little…
Beginning at the BI Norwegian Business School
Georgia M., Bachelor of Business and Psychology BI Norwegian Business School, Norway (Semester 2, 2017) If there is any advice I can give to someone when talking about exchange it is to be open minded and just say yes! Say yes to going on exchange and say yes…
My Exchange in Lancaster
Georgia S., Bachelor of Creative Industries Lancaster University, England (Semester 1, 2018) In semester 1 of 2018 I went on exchange to Lancaster University in England. It was an amazing, life-changing experience and I am so thankful I took the leap. I made incredible friends, got to travel…
Fun in the Netherlands
Erika R., Bachelor of Design University of TU Delft, Netherlands (Semester 1, 2018) Life at TU Delft is a student’s dream in my opinion. The university covers a significant portion of the small town of Delft in the Netherlands. This means majority of the people are students. The faculty of…